Object photograph·C05827·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater (J.700)

Pottery Bichrome IV amphora-crater from Idalion, with concentric circles and pendent petals in dark paint — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05827. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a wide mouth and a narrow foot, shown against a plain pale backdrop. The neck has three concentric circles and a band, the shoulder has a row of pendent leaf-like petals, and the body is decorated with horizontal bands. A small hole pierces the body below the shoulder.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater, J.700.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. J.700

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